ALL NOVEL Chapter 7: 7. Sarah and Mr. Potter
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She sat down behind her desk and motioned to the chairs in front of her desk. "Please sit." She took two rolls of parchment out of her desk drawer and set them on her desk. "I'm a bit confused, Severus. I have two copies of Lily Potter's will; one I retrieved from the Ministry and the other from Gringotts. The Gringotts one names you and Lady Alice Longbottom as Harry's godparents and guardians, but the Ministry one names Albus Dumbledore as Harry's guardian. I also checked Mr. Potter's wills and both copies name Sirius Black and Mary MacDonald as Harry's godparents and guardians. I found it strange that Mr. Potter's wills were identical, but Mrs. Potter's looks as if the Ministries' copy has been tampered with. Since I couldn't speak with Alice Longbottom I spoke with her mother-in-law, Lady Augusta and she confirmed that Alice had told her that Lily Potter planned to name Alice and you as Harry's godparents and guardians."
"Does that mean Professor Snape can be my guardian, Mrs. Mullings?" Harry asked.
"Yes it does, Harry, if you're willing, but first we'll need to revoke the guardianship of your Muggle relatives. I'll need to ask you some questions; is that all right with you, Harry?"
Harry nodded and she said, "Can you tell me about your aunt and uncle; did they treat you well?"
"They hate magic so they don't treat me very nice especially when I do something freaky like when I turned my teacher's hair blue. Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia had to come to school and they were really mad at me. I had to stay in my cupboard for a week and I could only come out to clean the house, do the yard work, or cook their meals."
"Cupboard?" Sarah asked in a puzzled tone. "I don't understand."
"My room is a cupboard under the stairs," Harry explained. "My cousin, Dudley has a big bedroom and new clothes and another bedroom where he store his toys. I get to wear his old worn out clothes."
Severus felt himself growing very angry at the Dursley's. How dare they mistreat Lily's son!
"What about the cooking?"
"I cooked for them since I was five. They let me have the leftovers, but there usually isn't much left after Uncle Vernon and Dudley get done."
"What about your Hogwarts letter? Did they give it to you when it was delivered?"
"No ma'am. Uncle Vernon burnt them in the fireplace and then he nailed the mail slot shut so no more letters could come through. Finally hundreds of letters started flying out of the fireplace and that's when he made us pack up and leave the house. He drove all over the place, but when we got to this hotel, there were a hundred letters addressed to me at the front desk. He rushed us all back into the car and we took off driving again until finally we ended up in this house in the middle of the ocean and that's where Professor Snape found me finally and gave me my letter. Uncle Vernon said he wasn't going to let me go to Hogwarts. They said they didn't want me to learn magic."
"Well, it's a good thing then that Professor Snape decided to deliver your Hogwarts letter. Every magical child has the right to a magical education. Even if parents think they can't afford it; there are all kind of scholarships to help out." Sarah quickly filled out the papers. "I need your signature right there, Professor."
Severus signed his name and slid the paper back to Sarah. "And Mr. Potter, please sign on this line right here. Harry seemed confused as how to use a quill and ink. Severus helped him and he managed a credible version of his name.
Sarah smiled. "Are you two thinking about making this a permanent arrangement?"
"We can certainly discuss it when we return home," Severus replied with a smile. "But you may want to draw up the papers."
They left the WCS and returned to the security desk to pick up their wands. Before they left the Ministry, Severus cast the glamour over Harry again and then they flooed back to the Leaky Cauldron and went out the door to Charing Cross Road. "I thought we should have lunch first and then shop for clothes for you." Severus said. "Where would you like to eat?"
"Could we eat at McDonald's, Professor? I never have, but Dudley has and it sounded good."
"I never have either so it will be a new experience for both of us," Severus said as he flagged down a cab. They arrived at the McDonald's on Buckingham Palace Road. Severus paid the fare and he and Harry got out and went inside. They ordered their food. Harry had a Big Mac, fries, a chocolate milkshake, and an apple pie while Severus had a Quarter Pounder with cheese, fries and black coffee. After eating they took a taxi to Boden's. When Severus and Harry came out of the store they were loaded down with bags and packages of all sizes. Severus found a nearby alley, shrunk the bags and packages, put them in his pockets and then summoned a Black Cab to take them back to the Leaky Cauldron. Severus cast the glamour back over Harry before they walked inside. They both waved at Tom and then flooed back to Hogwarts, stepping out into Severus' living room. "Your bedroom is down this hallway, Harry. I asked the elves to set it up last night before I left, but if you do not like it, you can ask them to redo it."
Harry gasped as he stepped into his new bedroom. It was twice the size of Dudley's room, with a canopied bed, wardrobe, chest of drawers, bookshelves, desk and a chair. It was painted a pale blue and the bed linens and comforter were a darker blue. There was also an in-suite bathroom tiled in white. His owl was sitting in her cage on a small table with her head tucked under her wing. Blinky had put away all his school things and left his textbooks piled on his desk. "This is fantastic!"
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